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The Philosophical Review

M I S S I O N _and_H I S T O R Y

Edited by the faculty of the Sage School of Philosophy at Cornell University, the Philosophical Review has been in continuous publication since 1892. Volume I, edited by Jacob Gould Schurman (President of Cornell from 1892 to 1920), contained articles by William James and John Dewey. A "Prefatory Note" in the first issue expressed editorial policy that continues to rule: "the Review will combine an impartiality and catholicity of tone and spirit. It will not be the organ of any institution, of any sect, or of any interest . . . it must be . . . an absolutely free organ, national and international, of general Philosophy."

The Philosophical Review publishes original, scholarly work in all areas of philosophy, with an emphasis on material of interest to generalists. Four issues are published annually, each containing two to four articles and 20-25 book reviews.

The Philosophical Review is abstracted and/or indexed in: Philosopher's Index, Social Sciences Citation Review Index, Sociological Abstracts.